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RITCHIE, John Bowden
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1436, 1410 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Krambach, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Wingham, Greater Taree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1436, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1410, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1410, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Company |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
He served under the alias of John Ricketts.